Program: The Utilities Wireless Collocation Summit 2010

Room: Foyer

Room: Salon A

William Moroney, President & CEO, Utilities Telecom Council
Ron Bilodeau, Chairman, Utilisite Council, and Staff Contracting Agent, NV Energy

Room: Salon A

Hear from a wireless provider perspective the latest trends in the industry. How will new technologies affect the demand for new wireless sites or upgrades and modifications of existing sites? How does access to utility infrastructure impact their plans and what is the wireless industries expectation when collocating on utility infrastructure?

Kevin Jones, Industry Solutions Sales Manager, AT&T Presentation
Lisa Torres, Network Deployment, Clearwire Presentation

Room: Salon A

To begin the collocation process most utilities require an application. A key component to the application is the site feasibility assessment. The feasibility assessment encompasses numerous tasks including field review, inspection and evaluation of facilities and property owner identification, it is essential to determining suitability of the structure, access to electricity and other important factors. Hear from utility collocation experts on the requirements of the application and the importance of the Site Feasibility Assessment.

Karen Warner, Project Manager- Real Estate & Facilities, Commonwealth Edison Presentation
Bill Amann, Partner, Chase Real Estate Services
John Yeagley, Partner, Chase Real Estate Services
Joint Presentation

Room: Salon A

The federal government has released billions of dollars to utilities for smart grid deployments. A key component of many of these deployments is the wireless network. Hear case studies of how utilities have used their wireless collocation assets to rapidly deploy smart grid networks and create additional infrastructure for commercial collocation.

Jaakko Aho, Senior Engineer, Nokia Siemens Networks Presentation
Ron Bilodeau, Chairman, Utilisite Council, and Staff Contracting Agent, NV Energy Presentation

Room: Salon A

As technology changes and communities become more restrictive in approving the construction of wireless towers more wireless providers are leaning towards deploying DAS networks. Find out why even the major tower owners are developing DAS programs and find out what the increasing acceptance of this technology means to the utility providing pole attachments and collocations.

Natasha Ernst, Director of Government Relations, NextG Networks Inc. Presentation
Pedro A. Miraz, Director, DAS Development and Implementation, Crown Castle Presentation

Room: Salon A

Wireless providers are using new technology to upgrade their networks. These new technologies may require the addition of antennas coax and changes in frequency. Modifications of existing attachments provide many opportunities for the tower owner in areas such as increased tower capacity, additional revenue and reconciliation of documents and updates of records.

Allan M. Bakalar, Vice President and General Manager, PT Access Networks Presentation
Tim Gasser, Project Manager Wireless Collocation, Puget Sound Energy Presentation
Orazio Russo, SVP Business Development, Diamond Communications LLC Presentation

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Utility business models and regulations change, what are the opportunities for the utility engaged in collocation, if the company strategy changes. Who are the partners that will manage or even purchase your collocation inventory? This session looks at the model from an outsourced perspective.

Terry Armant, Sr. Vice President, Development, Global Tower Partners
Ed Farcsht, CEO, Diamond Communications LLC
Alex Gamota, American Tower

Room: Salon A

Ron Bilodeau, Chairman, Utilisite Council, and Staff Contracting Agent, NV Energy

Room: Salon A

As the number of wireless providers requesting access to the utility poles, towers and other structures increase how does the site manager track attachments and modification of existing towers as well as staying in compliance with the necessary documentation required by law?

Todd Ashworth, Vice President, Ventera Corporation Presentation
Wil Schulze, President, IJUS LLC Presentation

Room: Salon A

Various regulatory agencies create regulations and rules which impact the installation of wireless attachments and development of collocation sites. This session will provide a comprehensive review of existing and proposed pole attachment regulation and highlight the impact of current tower siting regulation as well as discuss major new regulatory initiatives concerning towers.

Brett Kilbourne, Director of Regulatory Services & Associate Counsel, Utilities Telecom Council Presentation
William Sill, Attorney, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
Jonathan Reel, Attorney Advisor- Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission Contact Information

Room: Salon A

The FCC has released spectrum to several existing industries. The cable television, local incumbent phone companies, and other technology are all looking capitalize on the popularity of wireless and the availability of federal funds for broadband development in underserved areas. Who is doing what where and how will this affect your joint use or collocation program?

Michael Gillin, Senior Product Development Manager, Cox Communications Presentation
Raja Gopal, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Alvarion, Ltd. Presentation

Room: Salon A

If you have decided to go into the collocation business you have to have proper agreements. This session will explore which regulations apply to different types of utilities, and provides informative insight on how to create a contract that provides the best value and protection for your organization.

Thomas B. Magee, Partner, Keller and Heckman, LLP Presentation
Jeffrey Sheldon, Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery Presentation

Room: Salon A

Working near active wireless equipment may subject a worker to radiation exposure. Our experts discuss OSHA and FCC RF Emissions standards and the impact of wireless attachments on the utility workforce.

Steve Walz, General Manager, RSI Corp Presentation

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The rapid adoption of wireless technology by consumers and industry and the bandwidth intensive applications that are being marketed has created an increased demand for backhaul of wireless signals. This session will focus on the backhaul constraints that exist in today’s wireless network and the impact and opportunities for the utility tower owner.

Ron Mudry, President & CEO, Tower Cloud

Room: Salon A

Ron Bilodeau, Chairman, Utilisite Council, and Staff Contracting Agent, NV Energy

Room: Salon A

The UtiliSite Council completed its 2nd annual Best Practices Collocation Survey; attend this session to see how your collocation program benchmarks.

Angela Castellano, Wireless Manager, SRP Telecom
Jim Briggs, Salt River Project
Joint Presentation